Charlton Heston

'Planet of the Apes' photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.

Charlton Heston Oct. 4, 1923 to Apr. 5, 2008 Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who achieved stardom playing larger-than-life figures including Moses, Michelangelo and Andrew Jackson and went on to become an unapologetic gun advocate and darling of conservative causes, has died. He was 84. Heston died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home, said family spokesman Bill Powers. In 2002, he had been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease. With a booming baritone voice, the tall, ruggedly handsome actor delivered his signature role as the prophet Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 biblical extravaganza "The Ten Commandments," raising a rod over his head as God miraculously parts the Red Sea. Read the Full Story ...

Charlton Heston Oct. 4, 1923 to Apr. 5, 2008 Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who achieved stardom playing larger-than-life figures including Moses, Michelangelo and Andrew Jackson and went on to become an unapologetic gun advocate and darling of conservative causes, has died. He was 84. Heston died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home, said family spokesman Bill Powers. In 2002, he had been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease. With a booming baritone voice, the tall, ruggedly handsome actor delivered his signature role as the prophet Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 biblical extravaganza "The Ten Commandments," raising a rod over his head as God miraculously parts the Red Sea. Read the Full Story ... ('Planet of the Apes' photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.)

Charlton Heston Oct. 4, 1923 to Apr. 5, 2008 Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who achieved stardom playing larger-than-life figures including Moses, Michelangelo and Andrew Jackson and went on to become an unapologetic gun advocate and darling of conservative causes, has died. He was 84. Heston died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home, said family spokesman Bill Powers. In 2002, he had been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease. With a booming baritone voice, the tall, ruggedly handsome actor delivered his signature role as the prophet Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 biblical extravaganza "The Ten Commandments," raising a rod over his head as God miraculously parts the Red Sea. Read the Full Story ...